Sirach
8:1 Musa ukubambana negorha, hleze iwele esandleni sayo.
8:2 Musa ukuxabana nomntu osisityebi, Hleze sikutyebe; ngenxa yegolide
Ubatshabalalisile abaninzi, wayijika intliziyo yookumkani.
8:3 Musa ukubambana nomntu othetha ngolwimi, Ungafumbelani iinkuni phezu kwakhe
umlilo.
8:4 Musa ukuqhudelana nendoda ekrwada, Hleze bahlazeke ooyihlo.
8:5 Musa ukungcikiva umntu obuyayo esonweni; khumbula ukuba sisonke
ufanelwe sisohlwayo.
8:6 Musa ukuhlazisa umntu ekwaluphaleni kwakhe;
8:7 Musa ukuvuyiswa kukufa kotshaba lwakho olukhulu, kodwa khumbula ukuba siyafa
zonke.
8:8 Musa ukuyidela intetho yezilumko;
Uya kufunda uqeqesho kubo, kwanokulungiselela
amadoda amakhulu ngokulula.
8:9 Musani ukuphoswa yintetho yamadoda amakhulu; kuba nawo afundile kwawawo
Wofunda ukuqonda kubo, ukuze uphendule
njengoko kufuneka.
8:10 Musa ukufaka amalahle omoni, Hleze uvuthelwe ngamalangatye
umlilo wakhe.
8:11 Musani ukuphakama ebusweni bomntu;
zilalele, ukuba zikurhintyele emazwini akho
8:12 Musa ukumboleka lowo unamandla kunawe; kuba ukuba uyaboleka
yena, yibale kodwa ulahlekile.
8:13 Musa ukuba ngummeli phezu kwamandla akho;
yona.
8:14 Musani ukuya kumangalelana nomgwebi; ngokuba baya kumgweba ngokukokwakhe
imbeko.
8:15 Musani ukuhamba ngendlela enomntu onobuganga, hleze abe buhlungu kuye
ngokuba uya kwenza ngokukholeka kwakhe, utshabalale
naye ngobudenge bakhe.
8:16 Musa ukubambana nomntu onomsindo, Ungangeni naye endaweni eyintlango.
ngokuba igazi linjengento engento emehlweni akhe;
uya kukubhukuqa.
8:17 Musa ukucebisana nesiyatha; ngokuba akanako ukugcina icebo.
8:18 Musa ukwenza into efihlakeleyo phambi kowasemzini; kuba akuyazi into aya kuyinqwenela
velisa.
8:19 Musa ukuyivulela intliziyo yakho umntu wonke, Hleze akubuyisele ngobuqili.
jika.